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Thursday, May 21, 2015

Announcing Global Freshman Academy Start your freshman year of university on edX

EdX has partnered with Arizona State University to create Global
Freshman Academy, a first of its kind collaboration that offers full
university freshman level courses for credit.

The partnership was
established to provide quality higher education opportunities to anyone,
anywhere in the world.

The Global Freshman Academy will give learners anywhere in the world the
opportunity to earn freshman-level university credit after successfully
completing a series of digital immersion courses hosted on edX,
designed and taught by leading scholars from ASU.
By allowing students to learn, explore and complete courses before
applying or paying for credit, the Global Freshman Academy reimagines
the freshman year and reduces academic and monetary stress while opening
a new path to a college degree for many students.Read more...

Arizona State University is one of the nation’s leading public research universities and is ranked among the top 100 universities in the world. Known for innovation and entrepreneurism, ASU has pioneered the model for a New American University with a focus on accessibility and quality education, training students to learn for a lifetime. According to its charter, ASU is “measured not by whom we exclude, but rather by whom we include and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.” By becoming a Charter member of edX, ASU joins such universities as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, Caltech, Berkeley and Georgetown in a shared commitment to excellence in teaching and learning.

About edX

EdX is a nonprofit, open-source enterprise offering online courses from more than 65 member institutions, composed of both leading global universities and colleges and a diverse group of prominent organizations from around the world. Founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, edX is focused on transforming online and on-campus learning through groundbreaking methodologies, game-like experiences and cutting-edge research on an open-source platform. Based in Cambridge, MA, USA, edX is focused on people, not profit.

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Hello, my name is Helge Scherlund and I am the Education Editor and Online Educator of this personal weblog and the founder of eLearning • Computer-Mediated Communication Center.
I have an education in the teaching adults and adult learning from Roskilde University, with Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) and Human Resource Development (HRD) as specially studied subjects. I am the author of several articles and publications about the use of decision support tools, e-learning and computer-mediated communication. I am a member of The Danish Mathematical Society (DMF), The Danish Society for Theoretical Statistics (DSTS) and an individual member of the European Mathematical Society (EMS). Note: Comments published here are purely my own and do not reflect those of my current or future employers or other organizations.